Revelation 1:10-13; In the Midst
Revelation 1:10-13 I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last:and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send itunto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea. And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks; And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.
John saw the vision of Jesus Christ who manifested His presence on a Lord’s Day. Jesus spoke directly to him by a great voice like a trumpet ensuring that this message will be as it were broadcast to every believer in His church during the church age. The trumpet’s function is to summon, warning call to warfare, to announcement dawning of Christ’s physical kingdom upon earth. This truth is understood in the light of Daniel 2 and 7. John said that he was a fellow companion in tribulation. By this time, Jerusalem has been destroyed. Persecution by the Roman Caesar is at its peak. Acknowledging Christ means losing their livelihood, home, even their lives. But if we have understood the judgment of hell, what men have to endure for eternity, persecution in this life is pales to the judgment to come!
Although the Apostle John is under chains, he was not standing alone for the testimony of Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ was with him. This is the vision that he was led to see Jesus Christ was in the midst of His church as He had promised before His ascension.